As the team gets ready to play the Pirates, it's our last series east of Phoenix this season. Yes, our months of torment are looking like they might come to an end soon.
But probably not soon enough.
Previews:
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[cbssports.com] Diamondbacks-Pirates Preview - While we're looking to avoid 100 losses by the end of the season, the Pirates might be trying to avoid 100 losses by the end of the weekend.
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[miamiherald.com] Arizona Diamondbacks (59-88) at Pittsburgh Pirates (48-98) - Ian Kennedy looks to win his tenth game of the season. Since his last loss on August 4th, he's 3-0 with a 2.35 ERA in seven starts.
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[mlb.com] D-backs aim to continue strong finish vs. Bucs - Last game we played against the Pirates, we scored 13 runs in the fourth inning. We were only a game out of first place. Yeah, that's how long it's been since we played them.
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[azcentral.com] Arizona Diamondbacks pitch and catch with Daniel Hudson - Nick Piecoro interviews Daniel Hudson. Next time he gets pulled after 100 or so pitches, remember that in high school, he had a 10 inning, 179 pitch outing. And got a no-decision, so he should feel right at home with how the Diamondbacks do things.
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[azcentral.com] Arizona Diamondbacks' Johnson plays down home/road stats - It is a pretty stark difference- .299/.390/.560 at home, .252/.333/.398 on the road.
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[azcentral.com] Arizona Diamondbacks take aim at Ks - Nothing we don't already know here, for the most part. But at least Mark isn't on pace to break his season record?
Around Baseball:
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[espn.com] Report: Former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Peter O'Malley says Frank McCourt should sell team - Remember how the Dodgers are $433 million in debt? I wonder if that somehow relates to this: "Court documents indicated the McCourts have taken out more than $100 million in loans from Dodgers-related businesses to fund their lavish lifestyle." Hmm...
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[hardballtimes.com] Changing repertoires - A look at pitcher who have added new pitches to their arsenal- Edwin Jackson gets a mention.
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[yahoo.com] Giants beat L.A., move into first place in NL West - It's the first time the Giants have had sole possession of first place since May 6th. As much as I might dislike Timmeh and Pablo, I think I am going to have to cheer for the epic Padres collapse.
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[fangraphs.com] The Most Predictable Pitcher Ever - "On 1-0 counts, he’s thrown the fastball 100 percent of the time this year. Same with 2-0 counts, 3-0 counts, 2-1 counts, 3-1 counts, and 3-2 counts." Well, he's consistent.